Canadiens vs. Sabres Prediction, Odds & Stats - May 06, 2026

Scoreboard	1	2	3	Odds
Montreal Canadiens 48-24-5-5	1	1	0	+6
Buffalo Sabres 50-23-8-1	2	2	0	+115

Date	Result	Competition
05/03/26	Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 50-26-4-2 ) 2 - 1	Atlantic
05/01/26	Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) Boston Bruins BOS ( 45-27-7-3 ) 4 - 1	Atlantic
05/01/26	Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 50-26-4-2 ) Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) 1 - 0	Atlantic
04/29/26	Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 50-26-4-2 ) 3 - 2	Atlantic
04/28/26	Boston Bruins BOS ( 45-27-7-3 ) Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) 2 - 1	Atlantic
04/26/26	Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 50-26-4-2 ) Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) 3 - 2	Atlantic
04/26/26	Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) Boston Bruins BOS ( 45-27-7-3 ) 6 - 1	Atlantic
04/24/26	Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 50-26-4-2 ) Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 ) 2 - 3	Atlantic
04/23/26	Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) Boston Bruins BOS ( 45-27-7-3 ) 3 - 1	Atlantic
04/21/26	Boston Bruins BOS ( 45-27-7-3 ) Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) 4 - 2	Atlantic

Team	Puckline	Moneyline	Over / Under
Montreal Canadiens MON	+1.5 0	0	U+60
Buffalo Sabres BUF	-1.5 0	0	O+60

time	fav	line	total
Opening 4 May 3:25am	MON		O +5.5 -120
Closing 7 May 12:52am	MON		U +7.5 -140

Nick Suzuki Center Buffalo	101	Points	81	Tage Thompson Center Montreal
Mattias Samuelsson Defense Montreal	41	+ / -	37	Nick Suzuki Center Buffalo
Tage Thompson Center Montreal	272	Shots	258	Cole Caufield Right Wing Buffalo
Arber Xhekaj Defense Buffalo	116	Penalty Mins	78	Peyton Krebs Center Montreal
Jakub Dobes Goaltender Buffalo	29	Wins	22	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Goaltender Montreal
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Goaltender Montreal	2.5	GAA	2.4	Jacob Fowler Goaltender Buffalo

Tage Thompson Center Montreal	7	Points	7	Nick Suzuki Center Buffalo
Bowen Byram Defense Montreal	7	+ / -	5	Zachary Bolduc Right Wing Buffalo
Tage Thompson Center Montreal	26	Shots	22	Juraj Slafkovsky Left Wing Buffalo
Zach Benson Left Wing Montreal	28	Penalty Mins	14	Kaiden Guhle Defense Buffalo
Alex Lyon Goaltender Montreal	4	Wins	4	Jakub Dobes Goaltender Buffalo
Jakub Dobes Goaltender Buffalo	2.3	GAA	1.3	Alex Lyon Goaltender Montreal

team	win	loss	last 10	w/l streak	ats	money	home	away	total
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens	52	25	7-3-0	1L	46-33	1350	25-16-2-1	27-9-5-4	42-33-4
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres	54	24	6-3-0-1	1L	46-33	1305	27-11-5-1	27-13-4	35-35-9

date	home-away	ats	o/u	BUF:Shots	BUF:Goals	BUF:Assists	MON:Shots	MON:Goals	MON:Assists
05/06/2026	BUF 4 - MON 2	BUF	Under 6	16	4	5	28	2	3
01/31/2026	BUF 2 - MON 4	MON	Over 0	38	2	4	31	4	7
01/22/2026	MON 2 - BUF 4	BUF	Under 6.5	17	4	6	34	2	3
01/15/2026	BUF 5 - MON 3	BUF	Over 6	27	5	8	23	3	5
10/20/2025	MON 4 - BUF 2	MON	Under 6	32	2	3	32	4	6
03/03/2025	MON 4 - BUF 3	MON	Over 6.5	36	3	6	20	4	7
03/01/2025	BUF 2 - MON 4	MON	Under 6.5	29	4	7	25	2	3
12/17/2024	MON 6 - BUF 1	MON	Over 6	21	1	2	27	6	12
11/11/2024	BUF 5 - MON 7	MON	Over 6.5	23	7	13	18	5	7
02/21/2024	MON 2 - BUF 3	BUF	Under 6.5	23	3	4	31	2	4
01/04/2024	MON 1 - BUF 6	BUF	Over 6.5	38	6	12	33	1	0
12/09/2023	BUF 2 - MON 2	MON	Over 0	31	2	3	48	2	2
10/23/2023	BUF 1 - MON 3	MON	Under 7	27	3	6	37	1	2
03/27/2023	BUF 3 - MON 3	MON	Under 7	41	3	5	33	3	6
11/22/2022	MON 2 - BUF 7	BUF	Over 6.5	38	7	14	31	2	4
10/27/2022	BUF 2 - MON 3	MON	Under 6.5	34	3	5	45	2	4
02/23/2022	MON 4 - BUF 0	MON	Under 6	32	0	0	29	4	4
02/13/2022	MON 3 - BUF 5	BUF	Over 6	32	5	7	32	3	6
11/26/2021	BUF 4 - MON 1	BUF	Under 6	26	1	0	39	4	6
10/14/2021	BUF 5 - MON 1	BUF	Under 6	31	1	2	36	5	10

date	score	ats	o/u	Shots	Goals	Assists
05/06/2026	BUF 4 - MON 2	L	Under 6	28	2	3
05/03/2026	TB 1 - MON 2	W	Under 5	9	2	4
05/01/2026	MON 0 - TB 1 (OT)	L	Under 5.5	33	1	2
04/29/2026	TB 2 - MON 3	W	Under 5.5	24	3	5
04/26/2026	MON 2 - TB 3	L	Under 6	20	3	6
04/24/2026	MON 3 - TB 2	W	Under 6	17	2	2
04/21/2026	TB 3 - MON 2	L	Under 6	27	2	4
04/19/2026	TB 3 - MON 4 (OT)	W	Over 6	19	4	8
04/14/2026	PHI 4 - MON 2	L	Under 6	29	2	4
04/12/2026	NYI 1 - MON 4	W	Under 6.5	22	4	8

date	score	ats	o/u	Shots	Goals	Assists
05/06/2026	BUF 4 - MON 2	W	Under 6	16	4	5
05/01/2026	BOS 1 - BUF 4	W	Under 5.5	26	1	2
04/28/2026	BUF 1 - BOS 2 (OT)	L	Under 6	26	1	2
04/26/2026	BOS 1 - BUF 6	W	Over 6	24	1	2
04/23/2026	BOS 1 - BUF 3	W	Under 6	25	1	1
04/21/2026	BUF 2 - BOS 4	L	Under 6	36	2	4
04/19/2026	BUF 4 - BOS 3	W	Over 6	38	4	5
04/15/2026	BUF 3 - DAL 3	W	Under 6	24	3	5
04/13/2026	CHI 1 - BUF 5	W	Under 6.5	16	1	1
04/09/2026	BUF 5 - CLB 0	W	Under 6	24	5	7

offence

Montreal Canadiens MON

	Season stats	rank
Goals	3.4	7
Shots	26.29	24
Power Play (%)	23	9
Faceoff (%)	51	9
Penalty Mins	849	5

Buffalo Sabres BUF

	Season stats	rank
Goals	3.45	5
Shots	28.12	13
Power Play (%)	20	18
Faceoff (%)	46	31
Penalty Mins	797	7

defence

Montreal Canadiens MON

	Season stats	rank
Goals	3.4	7
Shots	26.29	24
Power Play (%)	23	9
Faceoff (%)	51	9
Penalty Mins	849	5

Buffalo Sabres BUF

	Season stats	rank
Goals	3.45	5
Shots	28.12	13
Power Play (%)	20	18
Faceoff (%)	46	31
Penalty Mins	797	7

Montreal Canadiens MON

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Noah Dobson (D)	Out indefinitely	Thumb - 12 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Alexandre Carrier (D)	Out Indefinitely	Upper Body - 31 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Josh Anderson (RW)	Ques Tues	Illness - 28 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Alexandre Texier (LW)	Ques Tues	Lower Body - 26 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Josh Anderson (RW)	Ques Tues	Upper Body - 19 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Kirby Dach (C)	Out indefinitely	Upper Body - 16 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Cole Caufield (RW)	Ques Sat	Illness - 11 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Joe Veleno (C)	Ques Thurs	Illness - 03 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Alexandre Texier (LW)	Ques Feb. 26	Lower Body - 02 / 02 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Kirby Dach (C)	Ques Tues	Hand - 24 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details

Buffalo Sabres BUF

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Logan Stanley (D)	Ques Wed	Illness - 30 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Noah Ostlund (C)	Out indefinitely	Lower Body - 29 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Jason Zucker (LW)	Prob Tues	Undisclosed - 27 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Tyson Kozak (C)	Prob Tues	Undisclosed - 27 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Josh Norris (C)	Ques Fri	Undisclosed - 23 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Alex Lyon (G)	Out indefinitely	Lower Body - 08 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Sam Carrick (C)	Ques Fri	Arm - 01 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Noah Ostlund (C)	Ques Thurs	Upper Body - 27 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Mattias Samuelsson (D)	Ques Wed	Illness - 24 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Colten Ellis (G)	Ques Tues	Undisclosed - 13 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details

Montreal Canadiens MON

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Buffalo Sabres BUF

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Montreal Canadiens MON

Under is 4-1 in Canadiens last 5 Wednesday games.

Canadiens are 13-5 in their last 18 games as a road favorite of -151 to -200.

Canadiens are 5-0 in their last 5 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.

Over is 3-1-1 in Canadiens last 5 games as a favorite.

Canadiens are 9-42 in their last 51 games as an underdog of +201 or greater.

Buffalo Sabres BUF

Over is 9-2-3 in Sabres last 14 Wednesday games.

Under is 3-1-1 in Sabres last 5 games as a favorite.

Sabres are 37-112 in their last 149 games as an underdog of +201 or greater.

Under is 8-2 in Sabres last 10 Second Round games.

Under is 10-3-1 in Sabres last 14 games as a home underdog.

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Buffalo Sabres BUF	50-23	46-33	42-33-4
Tampa Bay Lightning TB	50-26	45-33	42-32-4
Montreal Canadiens MON	48-24	46-33	35-35-9
Boston Bruins BOS	45-27	45-33	35-34-9
Ottawa Senators OTT	44-27	30-43	37-31-5
Detroit Red Wings DET	41-31	38-34	34-30-8
Florida Panthers FLA	40-38	38-34	34-30-8
Toronto Maple Leafs TOR	32-36	30-41	40-23-8

Montreal Canadiens

Pitchers

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Hitters

POS	Player

Buffalo Sabres

Pitchers

POS	Player

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Game Statistics

Shots

7.1

25.0

Shooting %

Penalties

Penalty Minutes

Power Plays

Goals

Team	Last 5 Matches
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )	L W L W L
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 )	W L W W L

05/08/26

7:00 pm ET

Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )

Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 )

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Matchup

05/08/26

7:00 pm ET

Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )

Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 )

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Matchup

Nick Suzuki Center Buffalo	101	Points	81	Tage Thompson Center Montreal
Mattias Samuelsson Defense Montreal	41	+ / -	37	Nick Suzuki Center Buffalo
Tage Thompson Center Montreal	272	Shots	258	Cole Caufield Right Wing Buffalo
Arber Xhekaj Defense Buffalo	116	Penalty Mins	78	Peyton Krebs Center Montreal
Jakub Dobes Goaltender Buffalo	29	Wins	22	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Goaltender Montreal
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Goaltender Montreal	2.5	GAA	2.4	Jacob Fowler Goaltender Buffalo

Tage Thompson Center Montreal	7	Points	7	Nick Suzuki Center Buffalo
Bowen Byram Defense Montreal	7	+ / -	5	Zachary Bolduc Right Wing Buffalo
Tage Thompson Center Montreal	26	Shots	22	Juraj Slafkovsky Left Wing Buffalo
Zach Benson Left Wing Montreal	28	Penalty Mins	14	Kaiden Guhle Defense Buffalo
Alex Lyon Goaltender Montreal	4	Wins	4	Jakub Dobes Goaltender Buffalo
Jakub Dobes Goaltender Buffalo	2.3	GAA	1.3	Alex Lyon Goaltender Montreal

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Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres Game 1 Prediction, NHL Playoff Odds

The final second-round Stanley Cup playoff series to start does so Wednesday when the Montreal Canadiens visit Buffalo for Game 1 of their Eastern Conference set.

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Buffalo Sabres BUF	50-23	46-33	42-33-4
Tampa Bay Lightning TB	50-26	45-33	42-32-4
Montreal Canadiens MON	48-24	46-33	35-35-9
Boston Bruins BOS	45-27	45-33	35-34-9
Ottawa Senators OTT	44-27	30-43	37-31-5
Detroit Red Wings DET	41-31	38-34	34-30-8
Florida Panthers FLA	40-38	38-34	34-30-8
Toronto Maple Leafs TOR	32-36	30-41	40-23-8